Esther Phiri officially comes out of her retirement

Zambia’s female boxer Esther Phiri has officially come out of her retirement following a brief hiatus.

Esther’s Promoter and manager Anthony Mwamba confirming this in a statement last evening.

Mwamba says although there was a lot of miscommunication and speculations from various quarters about his boxer’s return it does not surprise his stables because the status of Esther Phiri as a world champion.

He however thanked the Professional Boxing Board and Wrestling Control Board (PBBWC) and boxing fans who have remained unyielding in their support.

“Special thanks go to the medical personnel for their professional approach throughout.

“We wish to apologies unreservedly if they felt injured in anyway arising from the speculations and miscommunication during Esther’s absence from the ring, ‘read the statement in part.

Mwamba has however assured the boxing fans, Esther is back and determined more than ever before to produce the best boxing Zambia has ever seen.

19 COMMENTS

ITS INTERSTING TO READ ABOUT YOUR COME BACK.
HAVE YOU ABANDONED YOUR MARRIAGE. I KNOW BOXING IS A SPECIAL JOB THAT TO MY rISK ASSESSMENT TECHNICALITIES IS DEVOID OF MARRIAGE IF YOU ARE TO PEFORM WELL IN THE RING. THE CHOICE IS YOURS.

Esther should by all means not allowed to fight Catherine the young girl I have a feeling she wants to prove a point. Remember what happened when the late Lottie and Chisander Muttie fought even their in England refused to let happen but mad people in Zambia pushed for the fight the out come was not good. Please do not let that happen to the young girl protect her.

You may be right man. It has a tendency to sila when you don’t expect. Im sure she is looking for last big paycheck she thinks someone owes her. Its not easy to adjust from dependable to dependant. Many die. Go fight girl, ba mwamba ba lafwa.

Esther Phiri
Boxer Esther Phiri says she has decided to come out of retirment and continue with her career.
The light welterweight IBO/WIBA world champion hung up her gloves unceremoniously shortly after a knock-out victory over Zimbabwe’s Monalisa Sibanda at Mulungushi International Conference centre in February 2012.
Esther, who had a nine-year successful boxing career before retiring, said she was forced to hang up her gloves after false medical reports about her.
However, Esther has rescinded her decision and has renewed her boxing licence after discovering that she is actually fit to fight…

Esther, to be given a false medical report is a serious thing. You told the nation you quit boxing because you were told your medical results were bad, but then later you decided to test for HIV at 4 different medical facilities, and you have found that you are healthy, contrary to what you were earlier told. My question is, why didn’t you sue, or still why can’t you sue the people who gave you false results. Don’t you think that was malicious, if indeed the report was false?

To sue may just open a Pandora s box in my veiw. I want to assume that there is no smoke without fire. we can speculate however . perhaps it was one of his boyfriend(s) who tested positive. in medical language such a couple is called a discordant couple. so Ester with her humble education just also assumed hers was also positive. She was advised that even then she still had the option for a repeat test after 3 month after which she was expected to sero convert since she had been exposed somehow. And it was that confirmatory test which made come out in the open because it turned out negative!

Which 3 months naimwe!
There is no speculation here! She tested HIV positive in 2012
And retired. That was her last fight. It’s now 2 years and she claims to test negative
Can’t you smell the coffee? Umwaice napola. Leave her alone.